| 1 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari 312T2 | Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell P34 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Elf Team Tyrrell |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson | Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | John Player Team Lotus |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Martini Racing |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham BT45 | Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 | Goodyear | Martini Racing |
| 9 | Vittorio Brambilla | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Beta Team March |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | March Engineering |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Marlboro Team McLaren |
| 16 | Tom Pryce | Shadow DN8 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN5B | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Shadow Racing Team |
| 18 | Conny Andersson | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Surtees |
| 19 | Alan Jones | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Surtees |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Williams FW05 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Walter Wolf Racing |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign N176 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Ensign |
| 24 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hesketh Racing |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Hesketh 308D | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Hesketh Racing with Rizla Penthouse |
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier JS5 | Matra MS73 V12 3.0 | Goodyear | Ligier Gitanes |
| 27 | Larry Perkins | Boro 001 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | HB Bewaking Alarm Systems |
| 28 | John Watson | Penske PC4 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Citibank Team Penske |
| 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar FD04 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Copersucar-Fittipaldi |
| 34 | Hans Joachim Stuck | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | March Engineering |
| 38 | Henri Pescarolo | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Team Norev Racing with BS Fabrications |
| 39 | Boy Hayje | Penske PC3 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | F&S Properties |
| 40 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Tyrrell 007 | Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Scuderia Gulf Rondini |